LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 12: Anthony Bennett #15 of the UNLV Rebels posts up down low against the Air Force Falcons at Thomas & Mack Center on January 12, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Rebels won 76-71. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

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Canadian freshman Anthony Bennett averages 18.5 points per game for UNLV.

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Canadian freshman Anthony Bennett averages 18.5 points per game for...

It's a lot different from 1992, when Santa Clara coach Dick Davey traveled north of the border to see some unknown kid who played at a boarding school in Saanich, British Columbia. Davey came home with a commitment from Steve Nash, who had no other offers from American colleges.

This season, 95 Canadians are on Division I teams, and they aren't merely filling out rosters. Four teams ranked in the Top 25 (Michigan, Creighton, Gonzaga and Marquette) have a Canadian in the starting lineup, and Gonzaga has two.

Jordan Bachynskiis a major reason Arizona State is one of the surprise teams in the country, and Bennett and Khem Birch have UNLV at 17-5 despite the injury-induced problems of Mike Moser. Kyle Wiltjer(dual Canadian-American citizenship) is leading Kentucky's surge, and Dwight Powellis a major cog in Stanford's three-game winning streak.

Melvin Ejim has helped make Iowa State a Big 12 contender, and Brady Heslipis a key to Baylor's hopes. Harvard's Laurent Rivard, Bucknell's Bryson Johnson and Davidson's Nik Cochranare starters on teams that are in first place in their conferences. And Texas is hoping the return of Myck Kabongo, who is eligible to make his season debut next Wednesday, can get the Longhorns a 15th straight NCAA Tournament bid.

And on and on.

Some of the standout Canadians, including Gonzaga's Olynyk and Kevin Pangos, and Bachynski, went to high school in Canada, but many played their high school ball in the United States, including Michigan's Nik Stauskas, Marquette's Junior Cadougan, Bennett, Heslip, Powell and Ejim.

And the Canadian influx does not figure to end soon. Wiggins, who has yet to choose a college, is one of four Canadians on the Huntington (W.Va.) Prep team that is ranked eighth in the country, and three of them are starters.

Streaking: Which Division I team has the longest active winning streak?

You might be guessing a while before coming up with Akron, which has won 14 in a row after Tuesday's 68-56 home win over Central Michigan. The Zips are coached by Keith Dambrot, who was LeBron James' head coach in James' first two seasons at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.

-- Which Division I team has the second-longest active home winning streak, after Syracuse's 36?

The answer is South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits have won 28 straight at their Brookings, S.D., home, Frost Arena, which is named for former basketball coach Reuben Frostand not the winter climate in the area.

Duck hunt: Oregon was exposed on its trip to the Bay Area, and the loss of freshman point guard Dominic Artis seems to be a major reason for the skid. In the three games Artis has missed with a foot injury, the Ducks have committed, 23, 20 and 22 turnovers, losing two of the three. Artis might not play in this week's games against Colorado and Utah either, but those games are at Oregon, where the Ducks have won 20 straight games.

Oregon has not swept Cal and Stanford on a trip to the Bay Area since 1976. The Ducks have swept UCLA and USC on the road twice in the past three seasons, beat both Arizona schools on the road last season, and swept the Washington road trip three years ago.

But though they came into last week ranked No. 10 and carrying a 7-0 Pac-12 record, including wins over UCLA and Arizona, the Ducks failed to get a Bay Area sweep for the 37th straight season, and were swept for the 21st time in that span.

Long-range big men

John Gage, a 6-foot-10 forward/center, leads the Pac-12 in three-point shooting and has helped Stanford win three in a row, and Duke has not been the same without the outside threat provided by 6-11 Ryan Kelly. Centers and forwards who can shoot from long distance are making life difficult for opposing big men not used to defending that far from the basket. Here are the top half-dozen Division I three-point shooters among players 6-9 and taller (based on at least one made three-pointer per game played), along with their three-point shooting percentage.